Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 10
तस्मादत्र प्रकर्तव्यं प्रातः स्नानं विशेषतः । सर्वतीर्थावगाहस्य फलमात्मन ईप्सता
tasmādatra prakartavyaṃ prātaḥ snānaṃ viśeṣataḥ | sarvatīrthāvagāhasya phalamātmana īpsatā
Portanto, deve-se realizar aqui o banho da manhã, especialmente—para quem deseja para si o fruto de ter-se banhado em todos os tīrtha.
Agastya
Tirtha: Svargadvāra
Type: ghat
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Scene: A devotee steps into the Sarayū at dawn near a ghat marked Svargadvāra; the water is depicted as containing symbolic reflections of many famous tīrthas (Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Narmadā) to show ‘all-tīrtha’ fruit; priests hold waterpots and kusa grass.
FAQs
Right action at the right sacred place—performed with intention—condenses vast spiritual merit into a simple dharmic practice.
Svargadvāra in Ayodhyā, where a single bath is said to yield the merit of bathing in all tīrthas.
Perform prātaḥ-snāna (morning bathing) at this tīrtha to obtain the fruit of immersion in all sacred waters.